Chapter 4: Intelligence, Reasoning & Creativity

Experts and laypeople were found to have extremely high agreement on the factors that constitute intelligence. Which of the following was not one of those factors?

• A. Social competence

• B. Problem-solving ability

• C. Verbal ability

• D. Spatial ability

Which approach to intelligence emphasises scores on standardised tests?

• A. Psychometric

• B.Neofunctionalist

• C. Cognitive

• d. Applied

The approach to intelligence that focuses on developmental changes in the way people conceptualize problems and styles of thinking is known as the ___________.

• practical intelligence

• psychometric approach

• cognitive structural approach

• dual-component approach

Which of the following is not a primary mental ability?

• A. Verbal meaning

• B. Word fluency

• C. Fluid intelligence

• D. Inductive reasoning

Individual differences in crystallized intelligence increase with age because maintaining crystallized intelligence depends on ___________.

• A. one's IQ level

• B. normative biological ageing of the brain

• C. lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise

• D. being in situation that requires its use

The question "Which comes next in this series of letters: S M T W T ?" is a test of ___________.

• A. auditory organisation

• B. crystallised intelligence

• C. visual organisation

• D. fluid intelligence

Which of the following tests would not measure crystallized intelligence?

• A. vocabulary

• B. intentional learning

• C. comprehension

• D. inductive reasoning

Knowing all the names of each president and vice president of Malaysia draws on which intelligence?

Which of the following is not a social demographic variable implicated in reducing rates of intellectual decline?

• A. Having a complex job

• B. Exposure to stimulating environments

• C. Ultisation of cultural and educational resources

• D. Low educational level

According to Piaget’s theory, interpreting the world in terms of existing cognitive structures is called ___________